She says her decision is akin to clerks in Nazi Germany who were told to collect information on Jews but didn’t — and yes, in this analogy, the “Nazis” are the ones allowing same-sex couples to get married.

In July, just after the ruling came down, she considered resigning, but the admitted constitutional novice decided that the court had overstepped its bounds.

After praying extensively, becoming ill and not sleeping for four days, she knew what she needed to do.

“One of the first things said was that I don’t have to do it, but my deputies can, and I can fulfill my Christian conscience that way, but for me that wasn’t an option when I prayed about it,” Criner said. “I would be delegating my authority — that’s just like me doing it.”

So why are we only hearing about her now?

Well.

The fact is, no same-sex couples in her county of about 1,500 people have requested a license.

But when the time comes? She’s totally going to be a big martyr and stuff.

“I mean no disrespect to the same-sex couples who wish the benefits of marriage for their relations — no animosity toward them. I just have to look at what God said, and I have to look at the way our Constitution was based on what God said,” Criner told The Christian Reporter News. “I hope everybody really likes me when it’s over, and I hope I still have a home, and I hope I’m not in jail, but I really can’t think about any of that. I just leave it in the hands of God.”